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It depends on which scientific theory you believe in. The answer is yes if you believe in the 'oscillating universe' theory. However you may believe in the 'big bang' or 'steady state' theorys.
But you may not even take a scientific view on the subject (maybe you're more inclined towards a religious aspect).
So basically - only you can answer your question - it depends on your own opinions of other peoples theorys or ideas.
=)

2007-02-09 23:21:47 · answer #1 · answered by me:) 2 · 0 0

It depends on the form of death of our Sun. Depending on the mass of the star, stars die differently. The Sun, according to observations from other stars, will first become a red giant, meaning that it will swell and get bigger, but colder than it is today. Later, it will shed the outermost layers of material and will become a white dwarf, which will slowly fade.
The Solar system will change with each of the Sun's changes. When the Sun will become a red giant, some of the planets that are nearer will be engulfed. Also, there will be less energy coming from the Sun.
Ultimately, all the material that makes up the Sun and the Solar System will join more material from other sources and might give rise to a star-forming nebula, like the beautiful Orion Nebula. So, whatever material we are made of will be recycled and re-used to make more stars and solar systems.
We are made of star material, and that will in time return to make more stars and planets.

2007-02-10 09:19:59 · answer #2 · answered by Tenebra98 3 · 0 0

Hi,

when the sun dies there will still be a solar system, it will just be very cold and lifeless. It is sometimes assumed that the sun will go 'supernova' and implode which, if true, would mean that the present solar system would be blasted into infinity.

However, this assumption is far from certain, there are many, many stars visible from earth that have merely cooled down and gone (relatively) cold without any implosion or supernova indications.

Our sun, whether ending with implosion, explosion, or by cooling down slowly will certainly last many more lifetimes than either you or I have. By the time our sun is threatened with an imminent end it is quite likely that man will have spread to other star systems, with other solar systems to inhabit.

Who knows? I wouldn't worry too much about it as we are talking millions of years in the future here (There is, I believe, one insurance company who will insure against such a happening! Don't bother...it is not a good value policy! and how would they pay out anyway?)

Man is on the brink of interplanetary travel, with missions (mostly as yet unmanned) landing on, or orbiting several of our solar system's planets and moons. Eventually we will find the desire and the method for further exploration among the other solar systems of our own galaxy and even further afield.

The present USA and European plans include a more complete Mars exploration in the next ten years and if they find evidence that life did exist on Mars (as seems likely) it will excite scientists and astronomers to more frantic activity to spread their wings (almost literally)

Hope this explanation meets your requirements, good luck for a settled life,

Cheers,

BobSpain

2007-02-10 07:36:15 · answer #3 · answered by BobSpain 5 · 0 0

There are numerous solar systems within the known universe !!
And, the universe is in continual growth and expansion !
So, whether or not our sun collapsed or super nova's out-- there would always be another solar system somewhere---and new ones forming---just not around these parts for awhile !!!!

2007-02-10 07:22:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The sun will go through a fairly well-understood life process, ending up in about 8 billion years time as a white dwarf, which it will remain indefinitely as it would radiate so little energy then (no white dwarfs have yet finished their lives in the universe to date so far as we know). Some of today's planets, such as Mercury and possibly Venus, will have been destroyed by then, during the sun's red giant phases. So far as we know, the other planets will continue orbiting the sun forever.

2007-02-10 07:27:14 · answer #5 · answered by Sangmo 5 · 0 0

I wouldn't worry about it if I where you. Humans, will have made the earth uninhabitable long before the sun burns out.

2007-02-10 08:37:57 · answer #6 · answered by Studly Jim 3 · 0 0

yes, this is called a super nova
its just the way creation is...it happens and they call that theory
THE BIG BANG THEORY.
FIRST COMES LIFE AND THEN THE FIREWORKS

2007-02-10 07:17:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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